On Saturday, August 9, passengers were evacuated from a JetBlue flight to Buffalo, New York, when baggage handlers smelled smoke. The smoldering bag was removed from the plane and put out with a fire extinguisher. But if the flight had actually taken off, things could have been very different,pointed out Ed Freni, director of aviation with the Massachusetts Port Authority.

Some say airplanes and e-cigarettes don’t mix. (Photo: Thinkstock)

The culprit seems to have been an e-cigarette. “The more you see these type of items sold out there, the more our industry has to take a closer look at them, as we’ve done with other hazardous materials,” Freni told The New York Times.

E-cigarettes deliver nicotine as well as the flavor and feel of smoking, and are usually powered by re-chargeable lithium-ion batteries.